The heroic Captain Tom Moore will have to wait for his knighthood … as the Queen’s roll of honor is postponed

Heroic fundraiser Captain Tom Moore will have to wait a while for his knighthood … because Queen’s Birthday Honors List has been postponed due to the Covid crisis

The Queen’s Birthday Honors List has been delayed by the Covid-19 crisis

This means that Captain Tom Moore will have to wait a little longer to become Sir Tom

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By Harry Cole for the mail on Sunday

Published: 22:43 CEST, May 9, 2020 | Updated: 22:43 CEST, May 9, 2020

He has already been made an honorary colonel for his amazing fundraising efforts. But Captain Tom Moore will have to wait a bit longer to become Sir Tom, as the Queen’s Birthday Honors List has been delayed by the Covid-19 crisis.

The Mail on Sunday may reveal that the annual list of celebrity and community heroes awards – to be released in June – has fallen victim to Whitehall ‘bandwidth’ issues as officials are engulfed in the virus battle.

Every year, around 1,000 Britons are nominated for knight or ladies time, CBEs, OBEs or MBEs by the public or recognized by Buckingham Palace for their inspirational actions or long public service.

Captain Tom Moore, a former British Army officer, was already promoted to the rank of colonel by the Queen on his 100th birthday after raising £ 29m for the NHS

But the list requires an extensive government investigation process before the names are passed on to Her Majesty for approval.

With thousands of Whitehall officials transferred from their usual posts to help fight the pandemic, the list has been quietly suspended until at least September.